Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.1 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation setup
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module through iDRAC for Windows
- Initial installation of iSM through iDRAC Express
- Initial installation of iDRAC Service Module via iDRAC for Linux
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Modifying the iDRAC Service Module components on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Repairing the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing iDRAC Service Module on supported Linux operating system
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi
- Installing the iDRAC Service Module on Citrix XenServer
- Installing iDRAC Service Module when the System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled
- Configuring the iDRAC Service Module
- iDRAC Service Module monitoring features
- Operating system information
- Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system
- Automatic System Recovery
- Windows Management Instrumentation Providers
- Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device
- Remote iDRAC hard reset
- iDRAC access via Host OS
- In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts
- Enable WSMAN Remotely
- Auto-updating iDRAC Service Module
- FullPowerCycle
- SupportAssist on the Box
- Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Linux
- Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Windows
- iDRAC GUI Launcher
- Frequently asked questions
- Linux and Ubuntu installer packages
Installing iDRAC Service Module when the System Configuration Lock Down Mode is enabled..................26
Support for iDRAC URI to get iSM installer..........................................................................................................26
Support for idrac.local and drac.local as iDRAC FQDN...................................................................................... 27
Simpler iDRAC Access via host OS......................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 4: Configuring the iDRAC Service Module...................................................................... 28
Configuring The iDRAC Service Module From iDRAC Web Interface.................................................................. 28
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from RACADM.......................................................................................... 28
Configuring the iDRAC Service Module from WSMAN............................................................................................29
Chapter 5: iDRAC Service Module monitoring features................................................................ 30
Operating system information........................................................................................................................................30
Lifecycle Controller log replication into operating system.......................................................................................31
Automatic System Recovery........................................................................................................................................... 31
Windows Management Instrumentation Providers....................................................................................................31
Prepare to remove NVMe PCIe SSD device............................................................................................................... 31
Remote iDRAC hard reset................................................................................................................................................31
iDRAC access via Host OS..............................................................................................................................................32
In-band support for iDRAC SNMP alerts.....................................................................................................................32
Enable WSMAN Remotely...............................................................................................................................................32
Auto-updating iDRAC Service Module......................................................................................................................... 33
FullPowerCycle ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
SupportAssist on the Box................................................................................................................................................34
SupportAssist Registration....................................................................................................................................... 35
SupportAssist Collection........................................................................................................................................... 35
SupportAssist Collection Settings...........................................................................................................................36
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Linux...................................................................................................... 37
Enabling the In-band SNMP Get feature—Windows............................................................................................... 37
iDRAC GUI Launcher........................................................................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 6: Frequently asked questions........................................................................................39
Chapter 7: Linux and Ubuntu installer packages...........................................................................44
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